Cabrera named Coach of the Year after impressive season

Published 2:29 pm, Thursday, April 18, 2013

Coach Luis Cabrera (far right) was named Splendora ISD Coach of the Year after an impressive soccer season, in which he, along with Coach Taylor Stanton, led their team to the District Championship.

Coach Luis Cabrera (far right) was named Splendora ISD Coach of the Year after an impressive soccer season, in which he, along with Coach Taylor Stanton, led their team to the District Championship.

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Cabrera named Coach of the Year after impressive season

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Coach Luis Cabrera was recently named Splendora High School Coach of the Year. This is Cabrera’s second year coaching for the district, where he is the coach of the recently established soccer team.

“I love coaching for the district. Soccer is great for the students. It gives them an outlet and lots of opportunities that they wouldn’t have without it. Also, it gives them experience in leadership positions that they can use for the future,” said Cabrera.

Cabrera played soccer in high school, and is a long time fan of the sport, which has recently been given new life in many school districts throughout the country, as it begins to gain popularity in American society.

The 2012 school year proved to be a successful trial run for the soccer program in Splendora, and the program has proven to be even more successful throughout the 2013 school year, as more students have taken an interest in soccer.

“Any new program takes a while to get off the ground, but with the support of the staff and the community, we, as a team, were able to go in and take on teams that had already been established successfully,” said Cabrera.

Cabrera and his coaching staff led his team to the District Championship. While they did not do as well as they had hoped in the playoffs, the fact that they made it there during their first year as a team is extremely impressive.

“I love that the district gives the students so many opportunities. There is a very progressive mindset here and I am very honored that they named me Coach of the Year. I couldn’t have done it alone, though. It took the work of many people. We all wear our red shirts with pride,” said Cabrera.